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Grand Rapids-based US Signal announced that it is significantly expanding its long-haul fiber network in Southern and Central Illinois, the St. Louis, Mo. area and southern Indiana.

The announcement continues the company’s expansion into Illinois, following network growth in Chicago in March 2008 and 2009. During the last 18 months the company has added eight new markets in the Midwest.

This expansion will add approximately 1,000 miles of long-haul fiber to the US Signal network. The expansion is part of US Signal’s commitment to being the most dependable, flexible, and reliable provider of data bandwidth in the Midwest. As the nature of the work environment evolves to embrace mobility, people can remain connected and have access to the information they need when they need it, using the stable network provided by US Signal.

“This expansion is critical to US Signal’s philosophy of connecting key markets with advanced data transport services,” says Kirk Dombek, director of business development. “The recently added long haul routes enable U.S. Signal to deliver Virtual Ethernet Service, which provides access to a fully meshed, scalable and reliable network to support any data bandwidth solution.”

US Signal’s network now includes more than 7,000 route miles of long-haul fiber and more than 900 miles of fiber optic metro rings in 22 markets connecting regions in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and Missouri. The US Signal network provides on-off ramps comprised of major carrier hotel locations, incumbent telephone company central offices and other lit buildings.